Hey guys, I'll be introducing our wacky and eccentric Antagonist today. No, it's not anyone from the series, he's an OC, of course! He's kind of a weird one, flirtatious and over familiar - How fun! He'll be shown more and more as I go on, but for now he might only be there during the end of the Chapters monitoring Yu-chaaan~!
"I'm sorry for being late, Kuchiki-taicho," Yuzu said hastily, bowing to her superior in respect and scurrying over to her desk, not expecting to be given much acknowledgement.
"You were injured, so I will make an exception," he said in his neutral, deep voice. Looking up for only a second and finding himself impressed as he sees her practically pressing her nose against the desk in concentration and expertly gliding over the paper with her black-ink pen.
She was thankful for his reprieve and in return, focused solely on her paperwork – She skimmed over the paperwork – She masterfully danced the writing utensil over her page, signing with her looped and cursive letters where her signature was requested and putting reasons for hospitalization in the larger fields under the 'required' category.
She couldn't help the pang of regret and guilt that came with filling out such forms – Afterall, it was her hesitation that had caused so much pain to the Squad members, though as far as she knows, she's being revered as a hero. She shook away the negative thoughts and continued on with her work until she had been through the whole pile.
She coughed trying to clear her throat, "Kuchiki-taicho, I've completed all of the requested paperwork, are there any deliveries you need done?" she asked eagerly, after spending hours cooped up in here, not only did her hand hurt, she was going to go stir crazy soon enough.
"Hnn," he said, disinterest falling off his tone in waves, "I need you to take these," he gestured to a stack of documents, divided into folders, a small white label with designated Gotei 13 Divisions written in the Sixth Captain's tidy handwriting, "To go to the Division in which it says," he finished finally, pushing them towards her slightly.
"I will do that right now!" she said determinedly, scooping up the pile of folders and securing them in her hold, which took a few uneven shifting and awkward movements to keep them off the floor, "Sayonara, Kuchiki-taicho," she said as she ran out of the open shoji doors.
He looked up as she left, staring out at the door which once held her retreating figure and sighed. As of late, she had been coming to mind quite a lot and he had no way of explaining such a phenomenon, it couldn't be affection, of course not – Merely curiosity.
Part of him was indeed curious about the youngest Kurosaki, her Shikai was unlike anything he had ever experienced. He was sure he had not seen the full extent of the release yet but he did know where the dark half of her Zanpakuto came from.
Hell..
Images of the small, sandy brown-haired girl lying on the uncomfortable bed, her limp neck supported by a plump, white pillow and her once bright and beautiful chestnut eyes now staring into nothingness, lifeless just as the rest of her was. Her hands falling off the side of her resting place, skin turned pale and sinister chains protruding from her under-developed chest.
He could even picture the look of pure distress, concern and anger on her older Brother's face – This was the one time that he envied Kurosaki, though others may not feel that they'd like to experience such woe emotionally, he was envious of how the Ryoka boy had been so stricken and taken aback by the news of his Sister's death, where in his place, Byakuya had been the one to insist Rukia's execution.
A young, dare he think, attractive woman who braved hell, hollows, loss, grief and all negative emotions in between – Who held dear everyone she knew, forgave those who had wronged her beyond repair, empathized with those who are suffering, became a Shinigami purely to protect those who could not do it themselves, single-handedly holding a less-than-normal family together and tamed the berserker, Ichigo Kurosaki with a mere glance and utter of his title – truly an interesting female.
Yuzu skipped happily, the hem of her black Shihakusho swaying beneath her, tickling her ankles as she swiftly yet playfully made her way to the tenth division with the folders she was given – She began humming a tune to pass the time.
Five minutes passed and she made it to Hitsugaya-Taicho's office, whom he shared with his rambunctious Lieutenant, Matsumoto-fukutaicho, or Rangiku-san, as Yuzu would say. She knocked on the wooden frame of the shoji doors and slid them open upon hearing her invitation inside from the youngest Captain.
"Excuse me, 'Shiro-kun," Yuzu said happily, bowing slightly in respect and walking over to his desk, "Kuchiki-taicho has asked me to bring you this," she was smiling sweetly as always and he absentmindedly received the folder from her - He doesn't like to correct Karin's twin when she calls him 'Shiro-kun,' because he finds her mouth looks best when the corners are curved upwards. I'm safer that way too.. He added privately in his mind.
"Thanks," he mumbled as he scanned over the contents, "Tell Kuchiki-taicho I will have these completed by nightfall," he added as Yuzu turned to leave.
"Alright," she agreed, turning and waving at him kindly before shuffling back outside and shutting the sliding doors.
"Yuzu!" came a familiar voice. It was hoarser than most girls' voices but it was obviously a female's none-the-less, not just any female though.
"Karin-chan!" she called back, smiling widely at her Sister, as she ran at her in approach.
"What brings you to the Tenth?"
"Kuchiki-Taicho had some business with 'Shiro-kun,"
"Oo, Kuchiki-Taicho, huh?" it was obvious to Yuzu that her Sister was insinuating something just by the way she said those words, especially that gossipy sound at the start of her sentence.
Yuzu simply nodded, giving a thin smile to her Sister, "He's been very busy lately,"
"Has anything interesting happened to you lately?"
Yuzu bit her lip, she obviously hadn't heard, and she'd rather her not – If both her protective siblings caught wind of the incident, she'd be babied for the rest of her extensive life in the Soul Society, "No, not really – Just finished some paperwork and now I'm off to.." she checked the label on the top folder, "the Eleventh Division," she read out.
"Do you need me to go with you? Those guys are pretty crazy,"
"No, I'm fine, Karin-chan – I'm sure the third seat has work to do aswell," See? Babying her anyway. This is why she can't tell her about the hollows.
Karin grumbled lowly, she wanted to protect her Sister but part of her wanted a way out of her mountains of squad drill and hollow killing reports – Why do they have to be done by hand again? "Alright, alright. I'll see you then, Yuzu, be safe!"
"Bye, Karin-chan, I will," Yuzu assured with her sweet, kind smile as she continued her subtle skipping down the path to the Division's neighbor.
Yuzu pushed open the heavy, double doors made of oak and peeked through, noticing all the violence going on. At first, she was worried, what if someone got hurt? But by the laughter and the grins plastered on their faces, she figured they were having fun.
"Eto.." she started, though the nervous sound echoed off the walls, causing it to sound like an intercom, calling forth everyone's attention, she shifted nervously as she was stared at intensely by the primarily male population of the Squad, "Could any of you tell me where Zaraki-Taicho is, at this time?" she asked awkwardly, shifting from one foot to the other.
No one answered, they just continued ogling at her like there was no tomorrow. How could they not though? Suddenly, someone from outside their Squad comes into their training hall, looking like that.
Parted, sandy-brown bangs that had more hair covering over her left eye, leading down to long, flowing locks that cascade over her shoulders, stopping at her slim waist and curved hips – Her slender frame moving upwards to just over average-sized breasts, and standing at a reasonable height of around 5'8.
She bowed in apology, realizing she forgot something, "I'm sorry! I forgot to introduce myself – My name is Yuzu Kurosaki, but you can call me Yuzu-chan if you want, most people do – I'm the Lieutenant of the Sixth Division, nice to meet you," she said quickly, smiling sweetly at them – That was the killing blow, they were hooked.
None of them even minded that she was the baby Sister of the feared Ichigo Kurosaki, who was known to be extremely overprotective when it came to his two twin sisters. None of them even considered the other twin, she was too brash and rude, but this one was sweet and gentle, beautiful too!
A sound came from the back of Yuzu and she turned around to face what had everyone running back to their stations – A man about 3 heads taller than her was standing at the door with an adorable little pink haired child on his shoulder, she looked to be no older than 5 or 6 years old.
"Ano.. Zaraki-Taicho?" she asked with uncertainty, though she was beaming at him anyway. She didn't care how people looked, she was just a bit out of her element here, she had never visited this Division before, she got the feeling Byakuya didn't like to socialize with Kenpachi Zaraki all that much.
"Yes, what d'ya want?" he asked, rushing her to her point.
"I'm Yuzu Kurosaki and I've been sent here by Kuchiki-Taicho to give you this," she passed over the folders, "He didn't say when he wanted them finished, so please take your time, Zaraki-Taicho," she said softly, bowing her head in respect.
"Hm, thanks, kid," he said, snatching the enveloped documents from her swiftly, "Wait, did you say Kurosaki? Like, Ichigo Kurosaki?" he asked, he seemed to become excited. She thought she saw childlike wonder cross his formerly-scowling features.
"Ahh, yes, Taicho – That is my older Brother," she explained, she had relaxed a little more, so she was politely smiling at the rough Captain. He didn't seem so bad, he seemed to be fond of Onii-chan anyway.
"I see," he mumbled before walking away.
"Sayonara," she said, before leaving the way she had come, much to the Eleventh's Shinigamis' dismay. She closed the door securely behind her and took a deep breath in through her mouth, continuing her deliveries soon after.
"My poor Yu-chan! What is that cold monster doing to you? Oh, Yu-chaaaan, come to me, Yu-chan~" said a childish voice, chiding out orders that no one could hear. He seemed to be staring at multiple screens at once.
There were those that had a certain sandy-brown haired girl walking throughout the divisions, one of Byakuya Kuchiki scribbling down his signature and notes, there was Karin-chan too, Toshiro, Ichigo. How suspicious..
He tapped at a keyboard and redirected the camera that seemed to be stalking Yuzu in her tracks, the viewer would gasp everytime she dropped a piece of paper because she was overflowing with deliveries, though he hadn't heard her complain once.
"That's what I love about you my lovely Yu-chan~" He sang, albeit off-key, "You never complain about harsh people and their manual labor – Such a delicate princess such as you, working like a dog – Oh, woe is me!~" he called, his hand resting on his forehead theatrically.